title: Psychiatric assessment of Cleopatra--a challenging evaluation.
abstract: There was conducted a retrospective study of a remarkable personality in history of two millennia ago: Cleopatra, the Great. Though there was a paucity of hard facts about her early years, yet considerable pertinent information could be gleaned from scholarly writings about this versatile queen to render a diagnosis. Cleopatra was a complex, dynamic woman who rose to power in the Mediterranean world, but eliminated herself dramatically when she could not bear defeat in her narcissistic personality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Loyola University of Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Orland
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Orland
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Orland
mesh_terms: D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D005197:Famous Persons; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009289:Narcissism; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000266:history*; D011056:Political Systems / Q000266:history*; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history*